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October 21, 2020

Supporting older people during Covid-19 – grants available now!

Funding is now available to support and increase the capacity of third sector organisations to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic in Leeds. The funding is provided by…
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October 14, 2020

Have I got older (people) news for you!? (October 2020)

At Time to Shine we see and read a lot of interesting stories and resources about older people. We share a few of these with you each…
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October 13, 2020

Rights for Care Home Residents

Since the UK first went into lockdown in March, the one group in society who have remained cut off from face to face contact with their loved…
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October 7, 2020

Can anybody be ageist?

Can anybody be ageist? Can you be ageist if you are an older person? I don’t see why not; we all have prejudices and bias, unconscious or…
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September 30, 2020

International Day of Older Persons 2020

International Day of Older Persons (IDOP) is on Thursday 1 October. IDOP is celebrated annually in Leeds, focusing on a different theme each year. This year’s theme…
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September 30, 2020

Time to Shine update: October 2020

Here is a brief summary of our recent work, and what we expect to be doing next month. September 2020 Our staff team are still mainly working…
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September 23, 2020

A little burdensome”: stigma and fear around dementia”

I opened a letter today, addressed to my mum who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s ten years ago. The letter happened to be from a ladies committee that…
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September 22, 2020

Later: art and ageing

A fantastic exhibition opened at Inkwell Arts just before lockdown. Later aimed to explore the possibilities and advantages of ageing with a collection of powerful and assured…
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September 22, 2020

Have I got older (people) news for you!? (September 2020)

At Time to Shine we see and read a lot of interesting stories and resources about older people. We share a few of these with you each…
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September 18, 2020

Stories in the city

Sometimes at Time to Shine personal stories come along that are so lovely and so complete that we just want to share them. One of our Small…
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